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Kerry: Raise the gas tax
Washington Times ^ | 4/06/04

Posted on 04/05/2004 11:06:26 PM PDT by kattracks

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:14:24 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

It's generally not a good idea for a politician to force himself between a driver and her vehicle, especially if, say, the driver is a swing-voting, SUV-driving suburban mother in a battleground state dependent on the automobile industry. The situation would become downright combustible if the politician had a history of advocating high gasoline taxes. That, however, is precisely the position in which John Kerry finds himself.


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TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: energy; greatideanot; kerry; taxandspend; taxes

1 posted on 04/05/2004 11:06:26 PM PDT by kattracks
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To: kattracks
I assume Lurch is both for and against a higher gas tax. Actually, I assume he's for it when he's talking to his fellow lefties, and against it when he's lying to the great unwashed to get their votes.
2 posted on 04/05/2004 11:33:23 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: kattracks
hanoi john the greenest senator in DC.
4 posted on 04/06/2004 4:32:41 AM PDT by GailA (Kerry I'm for the death penalty for terrorist, but I'll declare a moratorium on the death penalty)
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To: ozzymandus
Remember, this is the same John F'ing Kerry who appeared in an obnoxious campaign commercial blaming Bush for not doing more to bring down gas prices.

Now, of course, Kerry wants to push them higher with taxes, but hey, that's *diferent*...

5 posted on 04/06/2004 4:34:28 AM PDT by Ichneumon
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